The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-01-29
ON A RICE PLANTATION.
Manner in Which the FIELDS are Flooded.
A Picturesque Sight.


manner IN which the FIELDS are Flooded.
= picturesque Signt.
As soon as the germ root pushes out
underneatn the gram IN search Tor food
minute point IS visible above the ground
reacning up LOT hght and alr. Inns IS the
embryo Stalk and corresponds with the
germ root. The plant IS now IN the
proper stage Tor forcing and the stxetch
water should pc put on at once The
water IS az nrst turned on deep, entirely
covering the SURFACE OF the squares ana
the young plant, drinking IN the llfe CIV
ing nuid, commences to rear It's head
aioIt and reach up Tor light ana an. Inc
r1ver water lsseidom ciear-aiways moro
or less tngea with mud-and the ten
aer snoot Datties manfully with IT'S SEMI
translucent covering 70 DasK IN the COM
Iorting rays OF tne sun.
llssr ,1iss Eass ns.s 9eeo,ae stllliclehely
seleecl,ei' u 9 lew, iheheS iiissh 'oslou
sAeeliullB lnsoigh from TWO 70 zen
usys--tle wafer Is siackeu uoWn !, 70 Wnac
- = Ailown ~ % 0lsaon w MSl'el saus' - a.
~ SHOW elle eols " tle piaiiI anu give II
..0SS.0sy az e'a,l ot'isli.o = 'ii0 piei.e
= .onl 'lail 'ile ~a:ei q Yep WHICH =
go aiy 'no oase, y !losass ieS uppeI
I.ases ~ elle onlaco ~ lons waylns
..aes asaoss ',,e sung ~ laliy az
saaoolso o,lu 01ou'l u - piuOne a1 ~ o9iuoln
now1sei' .lis1' JUG wiioie pis'iist-
sloll = .'iuee eno sslo sie'.cne' aV ene
ssallle .llne' loi ,.ee Mr.n ooV or ooo acres 70
a,' 1ow, - s - u.neno .aNl: I:aeooh - SPINS,
- = oenV l'l.ell lIon ,elll'
anu Dau "ea.lel, " seeu uown ~ la.se
a. a. eea s.' e.ae - '''' lol any one sp,L
- e.. ~" ~ loe9 PleliO -
. - nsa :. O. ~ ll,0 anu pu0 - sonle
t,,+ t.r,+eS -, 10y ,,;t s1 :, o9seagy aetJ;
II - 30 % a11 90 - -
= ~ o.
COO ,,o,.l,os f.ts, ~ AZ 1e...,.e5, .,
5eo H. H. stot 80 ~ ,o+so - ls fo.t.,
Jo,. - alos ss1 e'. s 4,'a on ), ;4
.llie'el q. onal i, g. :, 'ne sun Iquau' w.
ing Ior tIe Oenuer poinO 70 snooU' announcer
series unuer tne sprout water anu tne r.
malnoer IN process OF piantlng' all at
once. ms necessarily adds greater In,
terese ana diversity 70 the process ana
prospect.
Sometlmes, TOO, the rlce comes up
mixed Win 'voiunJeer; thls IS Une pro
duct OF the gram shaken out during the,
previous harvest ana scattered broadcast
over the land. Ihls can generally DC re-
moved by the noe, out wnere IL Is very
thick sometimes necessItates replowlng
and seeding, thus throwing late por-
ton OF the crop. This volunteer rlce Is
hardy and prolific and externally similar
TO White rice, but the Objection TO 1t Is
that the berry IS red and greatly reduces
the grade OF rice with which it is mixed,
besides totally uniting it for seed. 10
destroy this obnoxious tare the fields are
sometimes thrown into dry crops for
year or two, or kept under water for
like time.
1t will be remembered that each square
is under separate control, and, except
where two or more are temporarily
united by the check banks 4 washing
through. can hn fiesa1ad iand - - ssaned; IN
dependenJly at tne pleasure OF the planter.
q Walk over the banks OF piantatlon at
this period IS replete with interest; at
every step the s'hddiers scurrylng from
under your Ieet ana ducKlng hto tneir
hoies, eacn one as ne disappears waving
aioIe IN aenance ms olspfoporuonate
manacle' fonoer are smah squaos OF
negroes IN SWos ana threeS' dragging
with long WOODEN rakes tne e, noating
trash and stubple down py the wlnd
IN /. masses agalnsg tne Zee banks ana
pinng u on tne patnWays' over
tnere tne rattie OF tne gram orlils Is
nearo seedlng down tne rev oeiated y,
squares. mere is tne trtnK mlnoef WIN
nus ASSISTANT hard az work repairing a
leak On the canai oanK Is tne overseer
IN consultation WIN tne planter on ms
daliy vislt 70 tne neids nus httie san poat